January 30 in Space History

22 events

1. 1964 62 years ago launch

   Elektron-1/2 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Elektron-1/2

   • Space transportation

   Vostok 8K72 (K) launched on the Elektron-1/2 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC1. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

2. 1964 62 years ago launch

   Ranger 6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Ranger 6

   • Space transportation

   Ranger 6 was a lunar probe in the NASA Ranger program, a series of robotic spacecraft of the early and mid-1960s to obtain close-up images of the Moon's surface.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)
   • Wikipedia — Ranger 6 (opens in a new tab) — Adapted from Wikipedia contributors; selected sentences retained and edited for length, reference markers and pronunciation glosses. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Article and edit history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranger_6 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   • Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA — Ranger 6 (opens in a new tab)
   • NASA NSSDCA — Ranger 6 (opens in a new tab)

3. 1965 61 years ago launch

   Kosmos-53 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-53

   • Space transportation

   Kosmos 63S1 launched on the Kosmos-53 flight from GTsP-4, Kapustin Yar, Volgograd, Rossiya, pad LC86/1. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

4. 1969 57 years ago launch

   Isis 1 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Isis 1

   • Space transportation

   Thor Delta E1 launched on the Isis 1 flight from Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC2E. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

5. 1970 56 years ago launch failure

   DS-P1-I No. 6 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests

   Mission: DS-P1-I No. 6

   Kosmos 11K63 launched on the DS-P1-I No. 6 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC133/3. Launch failure.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

6. 1974 52 years ago launch

   Kosmos-630 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-630

   • Space transportation

   Voskhod 11A57 launched on the Kosmos-630 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

7. 1975 51 years ago launch

   Kosmos-706 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-706

   • Space transportation

   Molniya 8K78M (2BL) launched on the Kosmos-706 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC41/1. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

8. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Kosmos-1073 — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Kosmos-1073

   • Space transportation

   Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1073 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

9. 1979 47 years ago launch

   Scatha — launch

   Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

   Mission: Scatha

   • Space transportation

   Delta 2914 launched on the Scatha flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC17B. Launch vehicle success.

   • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

10. 1980 46 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1154 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1154

    • Space transportation

    Vostok 8A92M launched on the Kosmos-1154 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/4. Launch vehicle success.

    • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

11. 1981 45 years ago launch

    Molniya-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Molniya-1

    • Space transportation

    Molniya 8K78M (ML) launched on the Molniya-1 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC43/3. Launch vehicle success.

    • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

12. 1982 44 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1336 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1336

    • Space transportation

    Soyuz-U launched on the Kosmos-1336 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC31. Launch vehicle success.

    • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

13. 1987 39 years ago launch

    Kosmos-1817 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-1817

    • Space transportation

    Proton-K/DM-2 launched on the Kosmos-1817 flight from NIIP-5, Baykonur, Kazakstan, pad LC200/40. Partial launch success/failure.

    • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

14. 1988 38 years ago launch

    Meteor-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Meteor-2

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Meteor-2 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1. Launch vehicle success.

    • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

15. 1990 36 years ago launch

    Kosmos-2058 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Kosmos-2058

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Kosmos-2058 flight from 53-y Nauchno-Issledovatelskiy Ispitatelniy Poligon, pad LC32/1?. Launch vehicle success.

    • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

16. 1997 29 years ago launch

    Nahuel 1A/GE-2 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Nahuel 1A/GE-2

    • Space transportation

    Ariane 44L (44L-3) launched on the Nahuel 1A/GE-2 flight from Centre Spatial Guyanais, Kourou, Guyane Francaise, pad ELA2. Launch vehicle success.

    • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

17. 2001 25 years ago launch

    USA 156 (GPS IIR-7) — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: USA 156 (GPS IIR-7)

    • Space transportation

    Delta 7925-9.5 launched on the USA 156 (GPS IIR-7) flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad SLC17A. Launch vehicle success.

    • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

18. 2009 17 years ago launch

    Koronas-Foton — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Koronas-Foton

    • Space transportation

    Tsiklon-3 launched on the Koronas-Foton flight from 1-y Gosudarstvenniy Ispitatelniy Kosmodrom MO RF, pad LC32/2. Launch vehicle success.

    • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

19. 2024 2 years ago launch

    Cygnus NG-20 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Cygnus NG-20

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Cygnus NG-20 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

    • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

20. 2025 1 year ago launch

    Spainsat NG-1 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Spainsat NG-1

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Spainsat NG-1 flight from NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, pad LC39A. Launch vehicle success.

    • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

21. 2026 launch

    Bridging the Swarm — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Bridging the Swarm

    • Space transportation

    Electron launched on the Bridging the Swarm flight from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, pad LC1B?. Launch vehicle success.

    • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)

22. 2026 launch

    Starlink-353 — launch

    Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

    Mission: Starlink-353

    • Space transportation

    Falcon 9 (FT5) launched on the Starlink-353 flight from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, pad LC40. Launch vehicle success.

    • Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)